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Alters are subs who failed to die, after meeting their duplicate Doppeliners. They are highly likely to die, since they are fated to die under the Doppeliner System. While they live, they spread bad luck to all those around them.

Doppliners are a set of three identical people who are born at the same time into the world, under the Doppeliner System. They share the luck and Tera of a person. When two meet (called subs), those two die, and the third becomes a Root, and inherits all the luck. Subs who fail to die become Alters and spread bad luck around them.

Excel is a contractor from the anime and the manga. Her real name is Maria. After she is resuced by Steiner from Alter Egos, she formed a contract with him to make him stronger. Her childlike appearance is a result of a mutation caused by her contract with Steiner; it slows down her aging process and physical growth. As a veteran contractee, she has gained considerable experience and a keen insight.

The Ginko Clan is one of the three traditional mototsumitama clans who controlled Tokyo prior to the arrival of the Shishigami. They made up less than 10% of the mototsumitama of Tokyo, and are highly internally divided, but are powerful fighters, rivalling the Shishigami.

Ibuki Keita is one of the two main characters. He is a normal human who is bonded with the mototsumitama known as Kuro. In the manga, he is in college, while in the anime, he is a high school student. He lives alone, in an apartment building, and is best friends with Sano Akane. Through the manga, he develops his character, and becomes a better partner to Kuro in her battle against the evil Lion Clan of mototsumitama.

Ibuki Maki (nee Nagamine) is Ibuki Keita's mother, and daughter of Nagamine Ryuujin. She has been dead for many years. Sano Akane, childhood friend of Keita's, has tried to take over her role in his life, though being only two years older, is more like an older sister. She was a root who met a sub, in the form of Nanase Shinobu, under the Doppeliner System, but instead of living on, was killed.

Kuro (Shishigami Kuro) is one of the two main characters. The title "Kurokami" meaning "black spirit" is translated into the manga title "Black God", god being an alternate meaning of "kami". As Kuro is a mototsumitama, or a type of spirit-creature, the title refers to her directly. She fights to restore the balance of tera to the world, the Coexistence Equilibrium, and defeat her nefarious evil older brother, Reishin, and his clan of evil mototsumitama, the Shishigami. Kuro bonded with Ibuki Keita.

Mayu is a little girl from Ibuki Keita's neighbourhood. She dies shortly after meeting her double, being run over by a truck in front of Keita. In the anime, she is a friend and neighbour, whom Keita has babysat, and whose mother has made food for Keita before. In the manga she is a new acquaintance of Keita's and new friend of Kuro's.

Nam is a sanshinryon from Korea. She teaches Ibuki Keita and Kuro how to be a team, to maximize their Tera transfer. She stays with Sano Akane after having been robbed when she arrived in Japan. As a sanshinryon, she is similar to mototsumitama, but individually more powerful without a contract. Sanshinryon cannot form contracts.

He made a contract with Sawamura, Keitas friend. He is the enemy tribe of Kuro and Kuro brother's tribe. He wants to revenge his tribe because all of them were kill by Kuros brother Reishin. He lost against Keita and Kuro ,and died.

The Shiryuu Clan (Shiryu Clan) is one of the three traditional clans of mototsumitama who claim Tokyo as their territory. It is a highly religious clan and self-isolated, and maintained the balance of power in the city with the other two, prior to the arrival of the Shishigami.

The Souyou Clan (Soyo Clan) is the largest and most influential clan of the three traditional clans of mototsumitama who claim Tokyo as their territory. They make up more than half of the mototsumitama of Tokyo. However, their strength is faded due to much interbreeding with humans, so that the offspring have weakened powers.

Souyou Tougi was the last independent leader of the mototsumitamaSouyou Clan. He was tricked by Ghost of the Shishigami into an alliance and marriage contract of his daughter with a Shishigami. After the deal was made, he was killed by Tribal Ends. With the strife that resulted, the Shishigami consolidated control of the clan, and made it appear as though the other clans had assassinated Tougi.

Steiner is a high-level mototsumitama of the German High Council. He prides himself on his unparalled fighting skills that single him out from the many high mototsumitama employed at "The Noble One". He possesses nerves of steel, those who don't prevent him from getting his personal feelings mixed up in his duties. His Exceed, "Stampede", splits his body into four clones with equal mass and power to attack the enemy. He is contracted to Excel. He died after his battle vs Kuro brother's.

He is Keita bestfriend and a master root. He is very intelligent and he can hack the information of the Kaionji company about the doppeliners system. He makes everyone believe that he died so he can enter the Kaionji company and became Kuro brother's underline. But after all, he betray him because he wants to control the dopperliners system. He made a contract with Raiga, Kuro brother's tribe enemy. But in the end, he lost to Keita and Kuro.